"A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, for what he reads as a task will do him little good."

-- Samuel Johnson

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“Growing up closes so many doors. The modern world doesn't allow for miracles, so we don't see them. It's a very precious gift, an open mind, but it's not passive. You've got to nurture it like a bed of roses; otherwise it will wither and die. Make sure you don't close off your mind to things you find strange. Sometimes they may be the only truth.”
“The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on.”
“Modesty in human beings is praised because it is not a matter of nature, but of will.”
“But while they prate of economic laws, men and women are starving. We must lay hold of the fact that economic laws are not made by nature. They are made by human beings.”
“So you know, everyone points out Greece's default record, but the history of a lot of sovereign nations is not a good one when it comes to lending them money.”

Source : "Q&A With Jim Chanos Part I: 'Greece Is A Prelude'". Interview with Vince Veneziani, www.businessinsider.com. April 13, 2010.
“Don't set your goals to be a star. Set your goals to be the best that you can be and go from there.”
“And if we were another country being analyzed by America, we would conclude that this country is ripe for stealing elections and for fraud.”
“Negative feelings mean you`re going the wrong way”

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